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From Los Angeles we went to Lassen Volcanic National Park at the northern end of California. It was a 620-mile drive, with winding and twisting road toward the end, but it was well worth it.
Starting in 1914 and over seven years, many volcanic eruptions occurred in the area. Almost a hundred years ago, in May 1915, a series of major eruptions, seen from as far as 150 miles away, created much of the volcanic landscape as it is known today. Lassen was declared a national park in 1916.
Not as well known as other national parks, Lassen does not have many visitors despite its beautiful mountain scenery with lakes, tall Ponderosa pines and cedars, and lots of hiking, boating, and mountaineering opportunities. In the winter, when an average of 55 ft of snow falls on Lassen peak, most of the park is not accessible by car, and many of the volcanic features such as fumaroles, mud pots, boiling pools cannot be easily visited. The main roads sometimes do not get completely cleared of snow until June or even July. However, people do go there to ski, walk on their snowshoes, or ride on snowmobiles. This year the snowfall was lighter than normal, but we still saw plenty during the one day we were there.
foresterartist said:
Great post Hien. You were in my neck of the woods. I was up near Lassen yesterday.
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neihtn2012 said:
Thanks! I hope to go back there some day.
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foresterartist said:
It’s beautiful country.
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Martina said:
Absolutely beautiful. Thanks for sharing!
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neihtn2012 said:
Martina, thank you for visiting and commenting!
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wolfgangpowerpoint.wordpress.com/ said:
Klasse Fotos. Danke. Gruß, Wolfgang
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neihtn2012 said:
Thank you Wolfgang!
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photobyjohnbo said:
Beautiful park!
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neihtn2012 said:
Indeed, John!
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M-R said:
I believe it must be at its best in the winter, Hien: surely without snow it would be fairly … erhm … uninviting ? I mean, all that solidified lava ?
But your photos are beautiful, and the park appears to be so under its white layer.
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neihtn2012 said:
Thanks M-R. The park looks terrific in winter, but most of it is closed off. I will have to go back there in the summer to do more than just looking. 🙂
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vannillarock said:
So beautiful. Must try to get up there soon. Thanks for sharing.
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neihtn2012 said:
Try to go there before it all melts away, but the summer should be quite nice too, with a lot more activities possible.
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Cee Neuner said:
I was at Lassen in early September one year. I didn’t see it with the cover of snow on the peaks. Beautiful 🙂
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neihtn2012 said:
Thanks Cee. The people living in the area told us that there wasn’t too much snow this year, but the scenery still looked marvelous!
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Sue Slaght said:
Such beautiful scenery on your trip. The sunset photo is amazing!
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neihtn2012 said:
Thank you, Sue!
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katelon said:
What a wonderful trip you are on…lucky you!
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neihtn2012 said:
Thanks Katelon! When are you embarking on yours?
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katelon said:
Not sure when I’ll be able to leave So. CA but when I do I’m heading to Desert Hot Springs to soak for a couple days and hike Joshua tree, then head to St. George to visit my Navajo daughter and her kids, and perhaps do a photo workshop 1 on 1 with dawn2dawn and get to hike some of the beautiful canyons around St. George, then will head to Seattle, WA for a few weeks to visit old friends, and perhaps head up toe Calgary, Banff and Lake Louise after that…and then??? Hope to make it to CO soon to find a home.
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neihtn2012 said:
Sounds like a long and nice trip. Hope you’ll get to do what you wish.
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katelon said:
I’m still on the road, have been for almost 124 weeks now….long trip….
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Jet Eliot said:
I have enjoyed a weekend at Lassen (but in summer), and it is a wonderful place — very moon-like in places, which I like. You did a great job capturing its beauty in these photos, Hien.
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neihtn2012 said:
Thanks, Jet. I hope to be able to come back in the summer like you to do some hiking.
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Dennis Wagoner said:
Outstanding! I had not known much about Lassen either. I may need to put that on my list of places to go (of course, my list is about 1,000 pages long!)
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neihtn2012 said:
I hope you will get to go there some day, Dennis.
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Sreejith Nair said:
Beautiful post …
Blue skies, snow clad mountains, green woods … the place looks heavenly 🙂
And the last one is simply stunning 🙂
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neihtn2012 said:
Thank you Sreejith!
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thomasmcphoto said:
When I have some free time I’ll have to check this place out.
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neihtn2012 said:
Good, you will enjoy it! Thanks for visiting this blog and commenting.
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Tiny said:
55 ft of snow! Wow! But it is a very beautiful park!
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neihtn2012 said:
Tiny, the record was 1,000 inches or 83 ft! I think that time it took them until August to finish plowing the snow.
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Tiny said:
That’s incredible!
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